Eco- Renovating a Victorian Terraced House

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• Eco- Renovating a Victorian Terraced House
• Andy Hunt

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• Green Cottage
• Why?

• Resource Depletion
• Peak oil
• North Sea gas depletion
• Power stations closing down with no replacements
  in sight
• Energy and food prices rising, risk of power cuts
  growing
• Climate Change
• Despite scandals the science is sound
• UNPCC actually underestimates the severity of
  warming
• Is damaging food supply
• Biodiversity loss
• All hands on deck for energy efficiency and
  renewable energy
• Cos Its Fun!

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• Green Cottage
• Pimhole, Bury

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• Location
• Sustainable Transport

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• Energy
• Efficiency

• Smart Plug for desktop computer, switches off
  all peripherals when not needed
• No TV I use a laptop computer to play CDs,
  internet radio and watch DVDs, connected to a
  hi-fi amplifier and speakers
• Remote control sockets ensure that nothing is
  left on
• I use desk lamps with CFLs and LEDs, not the big
  light
• AAA rated kitchen appliances set on eco (low
  temperature)
• Induction hob for quick boils
• Good Energy supplies my grid electricity

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• Heating and
• Insulation

• I have insulated the loft with current standard
  270mm of insulation
• Walls are solid brick I could install dry lining
  or external cladding but very expensive or
  disruptive. Double glazed windows
• Clean-burning wood stove supplies radiators and
  hot water cylinder

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• Solar
• Hot Water

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• Solar
• PhotoVoltaics

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• Affordable
• Solar Power

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• Power Cut
• Proofing

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• The
• Bathroom

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• The
• Garden

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• The Garden
• Agrichar (Terra Preta)

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• The
• Garden

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• The
• Garden

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• The
• Garden

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• The Garden
• Wildlife

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• The Garden
• Wildlife

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• The Garden
• Wildlife

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• The Garden
• Wildlife

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• The Garden
• Food

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• Drop in for
• a Cuppa!

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• RESOURCES
• Feed In Tariff will pay householders for
  generating renewable electricity. Three-way
  benefit a set payment per unit generated
  savings on electricity which does not need to
  come from the national grid sale of surplus
  electricity into the grid. http//www.fitariffs.co
  .uk/
• Renewable Heat Incentive will provide a similar
  subsidy to households with biomass boilers. Wood
  stoves will NOT be included though
• The coalition government plans to set up green
  loans for householders to improve their
  insulation etc and repay the loan from savings on
  their energy bill
• For subsidised insulation schemes, call the
  Energy Saving Trust on 0800 512 012

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• LINKS
• http//greencottage.burysolarclub.net
• www.traffordecohouse.com
• www.uksmokecontrolareas.co.uk
• www.energysavingtrust.org.uk